Button.



P. J. WHELAN.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, I917.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

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bl/TNEIEE i y are to ratintater securing the "button to" 1 coat or other apparel of the wearer, taper wrn rnron .WH-ELAN, orlDoUeLAs, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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Be it known tlIat"l ,-'PATit-tor J. HE-tan,

a subject of the King of Great Britaimand residing" at Douglas, in the Provii'ice of {Ontario and Donnnion 3 of Canada, have invented certain newTarid useful Improvenients 1n Buttons, of which tliei' ilowm is a specificatioin This invention relates 1 to iii iprovements 1n buttons and the objects of the lnventlon 1111i, of the button face being automatically i locked in position, to obviate any tendency of the button face rotating or otherwise becoming displaced and generally to adapt. the button to better perform the functions a I mat of the screw 13 passing therethrough required of it. i

l Vith the above and other ob ects in view the invention consist essentially of the improved construction particularly described a and set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings forming part I of the same.

In the drawings, 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improved button of the trouser type.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rear portion of the button.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the button face.

Fig. 5 1s a perspective new of a button of the military naval or police style.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.

Referring to thedrawings A represents the improved button comprising the rear member 10 which is substantially disk shaped and provided with an orifice 11 therethrough, the outer portion of which is counter-sunk as shown at 12.

Rotatably mounted in the orifices 11 is a screw 13 provided with a shoulder 1a, which abuts theinner face of the member 10, the outer end of the screw being provided with tapered head anda slot 15 therein, thereby facilitating tightening the screw in a manner to be made clear hereafter.

The member 10 is also provided with a pair of guide pins 16 which are arranged in. diametrically opposite sides of the screw 13 and are adapted to slidably engage with the orifices 17 provided in the button face B TTON.

11 Specification of Le r iietent Patented Oct. 16; 1 j application nearetmaiy 14,1917. Serial No. 148,575.

18 located on diametrically opposite 17 they fwillfrietionally engage with the same and'permit of the S'C1"61\"13 being tightenedbnly to the desired extent. V

The type of button shown in Fig. 5 is essentially the sale-e as 1 that above de:

scribed, the only difference being that the button face 18 is of a dome shape usually associated with military, police or other uniforms. 1 a

When the button is in use the article to which it is to be attached is pierced to perwhereby the pins 16 are pressed through the fabric and engaged with the orifices 17 in the button face 18. In this position it will be understood the screw 13 engages with orifice 19 in the button face 18 and on the screw being turned with a small screw driver or the like the button face 18 is drawn tightly against the fabric of the article to which the button is attached.

During this operation it will be appreciated that the button face 18 cannot rotate, that itis firmly held by-the pins 16 while owing to the fact that these may be slightly tapered the button face is only drawn up to the desired extent and there is no possibility of the fabric being ohafed by the inner face of the button face 18 and the inner face of the member 10.

' From this description it will be seen that I haveinvented a button that can be advantageously employed on wearing apparel of all descriptions such as ladies suits trousers, military and naval uniforms, police uniforms or as a badge or society button, the button being capable of being secured with a minimum of time and labor and when so positioned not distracting from the appearance'of the wearing apparel but rather adding to the same. As many changes could be made to the construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it 1s intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specificationv and drawings shall be interpreted as illus face and the rear member andguide means carried by the rear member adapted to preventr'otation and displacement of the but ton face. M u

2. A button of the class described comprising:;-a rear member, a button face, a screw rotatablymounted in the rear member and making threaded engagement with the buttonface and guide means carried-by the rear member coacting with the bHttOIIfELC/Q.

'3. A button of the class described, comprising a rear member, a' button face, a screw operat-ively connecting the button face to therear member and pins, located through provided'with acounter-sunk end,

ascrew having a shoulder engaging with the inner face of the rear member and having a tapered head engaging with thecountersunk end a pair of pins located on diav metrically opposite sidesof the screwand carried by the rear member and a button face making threadedengagement with the.

screw and sliclably engaged with the said pins; 4

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. in the presenceof twowitnesses.

, PATRICK J. WHELAN.

Witnessesrg V T. M. COSTELLO, -LOIS MAOKEY Copiesiof this patent maybe obtained for fit'e cents'each, by addressingtlie Commissioner of Patents;

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